
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Beach today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Beach at 12AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Coffee Bay Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
492 | 562 | 523 | 497 | 484 | 329 | 291 | 451 | 411 | 413 | 282 | 219 | 161 | 130 | 130 | 108 | 108 | 111 | 111 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:58PM0.97m | 12:13PM0.92m | 00:35AM0.99m | 1:24PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.77m | 6:19PM0.79m | 7:03AM0.66m | 7:27PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
492 | 419 | 354 | 338 | 329 | 329 | 291 | 253 | 217 | 223 | 191 | 191 | 161 | 130 | 130 | 108 | 108 | 111 | 111 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 6 |
87 | 96 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 105 | 226 | 451 | 411 | 413 | 282 | 219 | 172 | 111 | 103 | 57 | 56 | 104 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
12 | — | 11 | 26 | 50 | 48 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | — |
— | 562 | 523 | 497 | 484 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 25 |
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